North Korea Claims To Have Produced New 4.5-Ton Hwasong-11 Variant

previous Hwasong-11 launch
Credit: KCNA
SINGAPORE—North Korea says its Missile Administration has developed and test-fired a new short-range ballistic missile designed Hwasong-11Da-4.5, capable of carrying a 4.5-ton payload. State media outlet KCNA says the test missile was carrying a “simulated heavy warhead” to verify its flight...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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